Agricultural nutrient inputs to rivers and groundwaters in the UK: Policy, environmental management and research needs

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 282-283, Issue , 2002, Pages 9-24

  Withers, Paul J A ^a   Lord, Eunice I ^a  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Eutrophication; Groundwater quality; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; UK rivers

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; DRAINAGE; ECOSYSTEMS; EROSION; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZERS; HEALTH HAZARDS; WATER QUALITY;

FARMING METHODS;

GROUNDWATER;

FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; EUTROPHICATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; HEALTH HAZARD; LANDSCAPE; NUTRIENT; POLICY; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RIVER; RIVER BASIN; SOIL EROSION; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037160476     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(01)00935-4     Document Type: Article

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